South Carolina General Assembly
114th Session, 2001-2002

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Bill 3736

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                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      3736
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20010320
Primary Sponsor:                  Knotts
All Sponsors:                     Knotts, Cooper
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\swb\5192djc01.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Education and Public Works Committee 21 
                                  HEPW
Subject:                          Southern History to be part of school 
                                  districts' curriculum, Students, Education 
                                  Board to select textbooks


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20010403  Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep.            Cooper
House   20010320  Introduced, read first time,           21 HEPW
                  referred to Committee


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A BILL

TO AMEND CHAPTER 29, TITLE 59, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-29-57 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE EXAMINATION OF THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE TEACHING OF SOUTH CAROLINA HISTORY TO ESTABLISH CRITERIA FOR THE ADOPTION OF TEXTBOOKS WHICH INCORPORATE SOUTHERN HISTORY AND TO DEVELOP AND LOCATE MATERIALS FOR SOUTHERN HISTORY INSTRUCTION, AND TO REQUIRE EACH PUBLIC SCHOOL TO INSTRUCT STUDENTS IN SOUTHERN HISTORY BY THE 2001-02 SCHOOL YEAR.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

    "Section 59-29-57.    The State Board of Education shall examine the current status of the teaching of South Carolina history. By the 2001-02 school year, each public school of the State must instruct students in southern history and the history of the southern people as a regular part of its history and social studies courses. The State Board of Education shall establish regulations for the adoption of history and social studies textbooks which incorporate southern history and shall, through the State Department of Education, assist the school districts in developing and locating suitable printed materials and other aids for instruction in southern history."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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